Barber Exam Study Questions Part 2

• Pseudofolliculitis barbae is usually caused by ingrown hair and is often referred to as:

  1. prickly heat
  2. barber’s itch
  3. razor bumps
  4. contact dermatitis

  razor bumps
• A contagious fungal disease characterized by a red circular

  patch of blisters is:

  1. tinea
  2. folliculitis
  3. dermatitis
  4. conjunctivitis

  tinea
• Areas of the skin that exhibit redness, swelling, pus, disease, bruises and/or appear broken or scraped:

  1. require vibration
  2. should not be massaged
  3. require petrissage movements
  4. require tapotement movements

  should not be massaged
• If redness and swelling were found around the test area when performing a predisposition test, which of the following steps should NOT be taken?

  1. stop the service
  2. proceed with the service
  3. ask the client how they are feeling
  4. have the client seek medical assistant

  proceed with the service
• When lightening hair for the first time, why does the base area lighten faster when using a midstrand up to porous ends, then base technique?

  1. hair at base is darker
  2. hair at base is fully keratinized
  3. additional body heat at the base area
  4. lack of exposure to environment causes resistance

  additional body heat at the base area
• What could be the cause of weak or limp curls following a perm service?

  1. client's mood
  2. overprocessing
  3. underprocessing
  4. using rods that are too small

  underprocessing
• How is the smooth hair effect accomplished during a hair

  pressing service?

  1. taking wide partings
  2. applying excess pressing oil
  3. using the center teeth of the pressing comb
  4. pressing the heated spine of the comb against the hair

  pressing the heated spine of the comb against the hair
• What is created by molding two complete alternating oblongs (shapings) that are joined and connected by a ridge?

  1. pincurl
  2. skip wave
  3. flat pincurl
  4. fingerwave

  fingerwave
• The pace used while stropping a razor is:

  1. slow
  2. fast
  3. moderate
  4. accelerating

  moderate
• When cutting hair with clippers, which direction does the moveable blade move?

  1. up and down
  2. to the left only
  3. to the right only
  4. from side to side

  from side to side
• Projecting or elevating the hair below 90° would:

  1. build weight
  2. remove bulk
  3. remove weight
  4. shorten lengths

  build weight
• Which of the following natural growth patterns forms from

  a point at the front hairline and curves to one side?

  1. whorl
  2. fringe
  3. cowlick
  4. widow’s peak

  widow’s peak
• To accommodate a growth pattern such as a widow's peak, cowlick or whorl when cutting the hair, which of the following statements would apply?

  1. cut the hair shorter in the growth pattern area
  2. allow additional length in the growth pattern area
  3. perform heavy texturizing in the growth pattern area
  4. cut the hair with 90° projection or elevation in the growth pattern area

  allow additional length in the growth pattern area
• Which of the following business types is owned by the shareholders and formed under legal guidelines?

  1. franchise
  2. partnership
  3. corporation
  4. sole proprietorship

  corporation
• Which type of insurance protects the barbershop owner from financial loss due to an employee's negligence?

  1. premise
  2. malpractice
  3. Social Security
  4. product liability

  malpractice
• Earning additional payment based on the number of clients a barber brings into the shop is what type of compensation?

  1. salary structure
  2. commission structure
  3. workers’ compensation
  4. salary plus commission structure

  salary plus commission structure
• The determination on whether a specific product should be continued as a retail item is based on the number of:

  1. leftovers
  2. turnovers
  3. product samples
  4. retail recommendations

  turnovers
• Successful barbershops are those whose staff members are effectively recommending their services and a quality line of retail products by doing all of the following EXCEPT:

  1. listening to clients
  2. offering sound advice
  3. making negative comments
  4. communicating professionally

  making negative comments
• Human hair, on the average, grows about:

  1. 1/4” (.6 cm) per month
  2. 1/2” (1.25 cm) per month
  3. 1“ (2.54 cm) per month
  4. 1 1/2” (3.75 cm) per month

  1/2” (1.25 cm) per month
• Muscles affected by massage are generally massaged from the:

  1. insertion attachment to belly attachment
  2. belly attachment to insertion attachment
  3. insertion attachment ot origin attachment
  4. origin attachment to insertion attachment

  insertion attachment to origin attachment
• The primary muscle in the front of the upper arm that raises the forearm is the:

  1. triceps
  2. biceps
  3. flexor
  4. deltoid

  biceps
• What does the OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) Bloodborne Pathogens Standard require the use of when nonporous tools come into contact with blood or body fluid?

  1. liquid soap
  2. cleaning practices
  3. non-corrosive cleaners
  4. approved EPA-registered hospital disinfectant

  approved EPA-registered hospital disinfectant
• Tinea pedis appears as itching and peeling of the skin on the feet and must be:

  1. referred to a physician
  2. treated with a weekly pedicure
  3. treated immediately by rinsing in hot water
  4. soaked in antiseptic, then dried thoroughly

  referred to a physician
• The disorder in which the nail grows into the edge of the nail grooves, causing ingrown nails, is called:

  1. onychauxis
  2. leukonychia
  3. onychogryposis
  4. onychocryptosis

  onychocryptosis
• A thickening of the nail plate or an abnormal outgrowth of the nail is called:

  1. onychia
  2. pterygium
  3. onychauxis
  4. tinea manus

  onychauxis
• White spots on the nail caused by an injury in which a small separation occurs between the nail and the nail bed is called:

  1. agnails
  2. blue nails
  3. leukonychia
  4. bruised nails

  leukonychia
• Which of the following conditions refers to an excess of living skin that can remain attached to the nail plate and disrupt normal nail growth?

  1. pterygium
  2. leukonychia
  3. bruised nails
  4. onychophagy

  pterygium
• The active tissue that generates cells, which harden as they move outward to form the nail plate is called the nail:

  1. cuticle
  2. matrix
  3. mantle
  4. eponychium

  matrix
• Which nail structure consists of nerves and blood vessels that supply nourishment?

  1. nail bed
  2. nail plate
  3. nail lunula
  4. nail mantle

  nail bed
• The lunula is the half-moon shape at the base of the nail and is the visible part of the:

  1. nail root
  2. nail matrix
  3. hyponychium
  4. perionychium

  nail matrix
• The live tissue at the base of the nail is called the:

  1. mantle
  2. eponychium
  3. perionychium
  4. hyponychium

  eponychium
• The folds of skin on either side of the nail groove are called the:

  1. nail bed
  2. sidewalls
  3. nail plate
  4. perionychium

  perionychium
• What is the living tissue that overlies the nail plate on the sides of the nail?

  1. lunula
  2. cuticle
  3. nail wall
  4. perionychium

  perionychium
• Al of the following curl rearrangers are appropriately matched with the recommended hair type EXCEPT:

  1. mild for fine hair
  2. super for fine hair
  3. super for resistant hair
  4. regular for average hair

  super for fine hair
• During a curl reformation service, what causes the hair to soften and swell in order to reform it into a new curl or wave pattern?

  1. oil
  2. neutralizer
  3. curl booster
  4. curl rearranger

  curl booster
• The function of a curl activator is to provide moisture and:

  1. prevent frizziness
  2. protect the hairline
  3. further straighten hair
  4. help retain shape of a new curl configuration

  help retain shape of new curl configuration
• It is not recommended to combine curl reformation services with color services that require:

  1. conditioner
  2. lightener/bleach
  3. too much effort
  4. hair sculpting service

  lightener/bleach
• Virgin relaxers may be applied 1"' (.6 cm) to 1⁄2" (1.25 cm) away from the scalp because body heat from the scalp will:

  1. cause it to melt
  2. cause it to harden
  3. diffuse it throughout the hair ends
  4. allow it to spread toward the scalp

  allow it to spread toward the scalp
• When performing a relaxer retouch, overlapping product onto previously relaxed hair may result in:

  1. breakage
  2. smoothing
  3. longer processing time
  4. shorter processing time

  breakage
• What action redistributes the relaxer on the hairstrand and helps relax and reform the bonds to a new straighter position?

  1. rinsing
  2. smoothing
  3. sectioning
  4. neutralizing

  smoothing